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Oklahoma State Question 171, Unemployed Relief Commission Initiative (July 1932)
| Oklahoma State Question 171 | |
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| Topic Public assistance programs and Public economic investment policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 171 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oklahoma on July 5, 1932. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a new commission to oversee unemployment relief, authorize reservoir and road construction, and manage funds from an extended one-cent gasoline tax and county tax shares. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a new commission to oversee unemployment relief, authorize reservoir and road construction, and manage funds from an extended one-cent gasoline tax and county tax shares. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 171 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 155,110 | 37.34% | ||
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260,235 | 62.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 171 was as follows:
| “ | "An Act creating new Commission, making Governor member; authorizing construction of reservoirs, farm-to-market roads suspending county control thereover; fixing compensation; authorizing agents and employees; extending imposition of extra one cent gasoline tax, assigning such tax together with present county's share of automobile and gasoline tax to such Commission; authorizing such Commission to audit its own expenditures; making embezzlement of funds in any amount a misdemeanor with maximum penalty of One Hundred Dollar fine and possible jail sentence of one hundred days. This act with above and other limitations being for unemployment relief in Oklahoma for limited time." | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last general election. In 2010, voters approved State Question 750, which changed the signature requirement to be based on the preceding gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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